English → Latin
“avidity” in Latin
aviditāsAn eagerness for something, avidity, longing, desire; covetousness, greed, avarice; gluttony, hungercupiditāsdesire (deemed good, neutral or bad); lust, passion; cupidity, avarice, greed, covetousnesscupīdōdesire, longing, especially amorous desire, eagerness; lust, passion, greedārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desireimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passionsumto be, exist; there be; to go
The English word avidity itself goes back to Latin aveō, through aviditās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
avidity
aviditas: cupiditas: cupido. Great avidity, (cupiditatis) ardor; impetus; sitis. To read books with avidity, vorare litteras.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for avidity?
- The usual Latin words for “avidity” are aviditās, cupiditās, cupīdō; also ārdor, impetus, sum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.